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Chapter 6
Integumentary System
Question | Answer |
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Arrector Pill | Muscle associated with hair follicles |
Ceruminous Glands | Glands in the ear canal that produce cerumen or ear wax |
Cutaneous Membrane | Skin |
Dermis | Inner layer of the skin that contains the blood vessels, nerves, glands, and hair follicles |
Epidermis | Outermost layer of the skin |
Hypodermis | Below the skin |
Keratinization | Process by which the cells of the epidermis become filled with keratin and move to the surface where they are sloughed off |
Melanin | A dark brown or black pigment found in parts of the body, especially skin and hair |
Melanocytes | Cells that produces the dark or black pigment melanin |
Sebaceous Glands | Oil glands of the skin that produce sebum or oily skin |
Sebum | Oily secretion from sebaceous glands |
Stratum Corium | Another name for the dermis, a layer of skin |
Stratum Corneum | Outermost layer of the epidermis; consists of flattened, dead, keratinized cells |
Subcutaneous Layer | A sheet of areolar connective tissue and adipose tissue beneath the dermis of the skin |
Sudoriferous Glands | Glands in the skin that produce perspiration, also called sweat glands |
Sweat Glands | Glands in the skin that produce perspiration |